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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd15 November 2007 FORM 38.5 (b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Shares: GB0000566504disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 14-Nov-2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) (GB0000566504) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 2989451 0.13 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2989451 0.13 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class Of Relevant Security : Ordinary Shares Long Short (1) Relevant Securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Buy 10137 16.18Buy 9760 16.18Buy 3049 16.18Buy 12285 16.18Buy 260 16.18Buy 260 16.18Buy 1948 16.18Buy 2095 16.18Buy 4488 16.18Buy 1528 16.18Buy 411 16.18Buy 110 16.18Buy 41 16.18Buy 534 16.18Buy 144 16.18Buy 53 16.2Buy 1943 16.21Buy 3420 16.21Buy 1476 16.27Buy 3500 16.27Buy 500 16.27Buy 301 16.27Buy 5000 16.27Buy 5000 16.27Buy 5000 16.28Buy 18 16.3Buy 2500 16.3Buy 154 16.3Buy 5000 16.31Buy 5000 16.31Buy 2806 16.32Buy 600 16.32Buy 5000 16.32Buy 5000 16.32Buy 2672 16.32Buy 5611 16.32Buy 5153 16.32Buy 1908 16.32Buy 728 16.32Buy 6984 16.32Buy 5688 16.33Buy 10000 16.33Buy 697 16.33Buy 1975 16.33Buy 64 16.33Buy 1909 16.34Buy 51 16.34Buy 2317 16.34Buy 5000 16.34Buy 3331 16.34Buy 2041 16.34Buy 5000 16.34Buy 5000 16.35Buy 2065 16.35Buy 848 16.35Buy 2500 16.35Buy 1800 16.35Buy 682 16.35Buy 3000 16.35Buy 861 16.35Buy 4892 16.35Buy 690 16.35Buy 2724 16.36Buy 2724 16.36Buy 1642 16.36Buy 2000 16.36Buy 1516 16.36Buy 1187 16.36Buy 2895 16.36Buy 2895 16.36Buy 2179 16.36Buy 1001 16.36Buy 369 16.36Buy 76 16.36Buy 91 16.36Buy 6783 16.37Buy 3792 16.37Buy 5000 16.37Buy 3880 16.37Buy 12672 16.37Buy 11328 16.37Buy 1344 16.37Buy 100 16.37Buy 11057 16.37Buy 1515 16.37Buy 2250 16.37Buy 122 16.37Buy 122 16.37Buy 122 16.37Buy 122 16.37Buy 85 16.37Buy 37 16.37Buy 122 16.37Buy 1472 16.37Buy 1090 16.37Buy 1500 16.38Buy 411 16.38Buy 121 16.38Buy 3159 16.38Buy 121 16.38Buy 121 16.38Buy 122 16.38Buy 97 16.38Buy 24 16.38Buy 121 16.38Buy 122 16.38Buy 122 16.38Buy 122 16.38Buy 1846 16.38Buy 197 16.38Buy 500 16.38Buy 86 16.38Buy 1200 16.38Buy 39 16.39Buy 672 16.39Buy 122 16.39Buy 122 16.39Buy 122 16.39Buy 122 16.39Buy 122 16.39Buy 122 16.39Buy 121 16.39Buy 121 16.39Buy 122 16.39Buy 2668 16.39Buy 341 16.39Buy 122 16.39Buy 122 16.39Buy 2982 16.39Buy 2500 16.39Buy 106 16.4Buy 3080 16.4Buy 1044 16.4Buy 1981 16.4Buy 42 16.4Buy 1148 16.4Buy 500 16.4Buy 499 16.4Buy 119 16.4Buy 1050 16.4Buy 1000 16.4Buy 89 16.4Buy 32 16.4Buy 388 16.4Buy 495 16.4Buy 3065 16.4Buy 121 16.4Buy 121 16.4Buy 121 16.4Buy 1000 16.4Buy 900 16.4Buy 1039 16.4Buy 1000 16.4Buy 1397 16.4Buy 798 16.4Buy 121 16.4Buy 1000 16.41Buy 1403 16.41Buy 1579 16.41Buy 2979 16.41Buy 513 16.41Buy 500 16.41Buy 1186 16.41Buy 169 16.41Buy 2839 16.41Buy 833 16.41Buy 617 16.41Buy 357 16.41Buy 151 16.41Buy 7 16.41Buy 121 16.41Buy 121 16.41Buy 878 16.41Buy 920 16.41Buy 1000 16.41Buy 756 16.42Buy 2288 16.42Buy 1218 16.42Buy 1 16.42Buy 1240 16.42Buy 532 16.42Buy 980 16.42Buy 1175 16.42Buy 545 16.42Buy 3111 16.42Buy 987 16.42Buy 1689 16.42Buy 1386 16.42Buy 1571 16.42Buy 365 16.42Buy 123 16.42Buy 60 16.42Buy 268 16.42Buy 314 16.42Buy 311 16.42Buy 271 16.43Buy 254 16.43Buy 159 16.43Buy 230 16.43Buy 214 16.43Buy 461 16.43Buy 1380 16.43Buy 1006 16.43Buy 2000 16.43Buy 1207 16.43Buy 456 16.44Buy 326 16.44Buy 709 16.44Buy 2291 16.44Buy 100 16.44Buy 1380 16.44Buy 950 16.44Buy 865 16.44Buy 41 16.45Buy 1000 16.45Buy 200 16.45Buy 345 16.45Buy 292 16.45Buy 500 16.45Buy 300 16.45Buy 1035 16.45Buy 2622 16.45Buy 2441 16.46Buy 1725 16.46Buy 1380 16.47Buy 1035 16.47Buy 860 16.47Buy 345 16.47Buy 922 16.47Buy 690 16.47Buy 1200 16.48Buy 1380 16.48Buy 602 16.48Buy 1035 16.49Buy 768 16.49Buy 900 16.49Buy 647 16.49Buy 868 16.49Buy 3000 16.49Buy 1035 16.49Buy 345 16.49Buy 345 16.49Buy 882 16.49Buy 931 16.49Buy 3384 16.5Buy 1411 16.5Buy 1837 16.5Buy 1550 16.5Buy 1408 16.5Sell 215 16.1Sell 156 16.13Sell 58 16.16Sell 172 16.18Sell 126 16.23Sell 46 16.27Sell 164 16.27Sell 120 16.27Sell 44 16.27Sell 168 16.28Sell 168 16.29Sell 171 16.29Sell 46 16.29Sell 125 16.32Sell 167 16.32Sell 168 16.32Sell 164 16.33Sell 120 16.33Sell 44 16.33Sell 161 16.34Sell 43 16.34Sell 118 16.34Sell 174 16.34Sell 144 16.34Sell 29 16.34Sell 172 16.34Sell 157 16.35Sell 166 16.35Sell 121 16.35Sell 45 16.35Sell 170 16.35Sell 124 16.35Sell 46 16.35Sell 169 16.35Sell 124 16.35Sell 45 16.35Sell 311 16.35Sell 323 16.35Sell 155 16.35Sell 156 16.35Sell 157 16.35Sell 157 16.35Sell 320 16.35Sell 155 16.36Sell 156 16.36Sell 139 16.36Sell 138 16.36Sell 802 16.36Sell 800 16.36Sell 4734 16.36Sell 777 16.36Sell 5000 16.36Sell 5000 16.36Sell 5000 16.36Sell 5000 16.36Sell 500 16.36Sell 422 16.36Sell 1750 16.36Sell 1231 16.36Sell 2474 16.36Sell 2100 16.36Sell 6867 16.36Sell 134 16.36Sell 13 16.36Sell 2393 16.36Sell 5500 16.36Sell 4766 16.36Sell 69 16.37Sell 531 16.37Sell 12672 16.37Sell 728 16.37Sell 4500 16.37Sell 6894 16.37Sell 1278 16.37Sell 96 16.37Sell 12576 16.37Sell 524 16.37Sell 290 16.37Sell 11858 16.37Sell 12672 16.37Sell 1267 16.37Sell 122 16.37Sell 45 16.37Sell 2000 16.37Sell 2000 16.38Sell 2000 16.38Sell 2000 16.38Sell 2957 16.38Sell 743 16.38Sell 972 16.38Sell 1898 16.38Sell 800 16.38Sell 6000 16.38Sell 993 16.38Sell 3299 16.38Sell 300 16.38Sell 624 16.38Sell 579 16.38Sell 1081 16.38Sell 3679 16.38Sell 1411 16.38Sell 1699 16.38Sell 1001 16.39Sell 124 16.39Sell 199 16.39Sell 46 16.39Sell 8750 16.39Sell 200 16.39Sell 1573 16.39Sell 800 16.39Sell 8299 16.39Sell 3549 16.39Sell 5500 16.39Sell 3623 16.39Sell 1197 16.39Sell 1000 16.39Sell 2500 16.39Sell 900 16.39Sell 1400 16.39Sell 5600 16.39Sell 75 16.39Sell 873 16.39Sell 2397 16.39Sell 116 16.39Sell 9286 16.4Sell 2250 16.4Sell 6336 16.4Sell 122 16.4Sell 122 16.4Sell 2943 16.4Sell 122 16.4Sell 122 16.4Sell 122 16.4Sell 3112 16.4Sell 122 16.41Sell 122 16.41Sell 122 16.41Sell 122 16.41Sell 122 16.41Sell 122 16.41Sell 122 16.41Sell 122 16.41Sell 122 16.41Sell 122 16.41Sell 122 16.41Sell 122 16.41Sell 122 16.41Sell 2000 16.41Sell 289 16.41Sell 856 16.41Sell 536 16.41Sell 1370 16.41Sell 122 16.41Sell 2620 16.41Sell 100 16.41Sell 995 16.41Sell 2984 16.41Sell 3000 16.41Sell 280 16.415Sell 487 16.42Sell 484 16.42Sell 458 16.42Sell 2674 16.42Sell 500 16.42Sell 1000 16.42Sell 2983 16.42Sell 3106 16.42Sell 2482 16.42Sell 3188 16.42Sell 488 16.42Sell 3135 16.42Sell 572 16.42Sell 2492 16.42Sell 65 16.42Sell 2300 16.42Sell 500 16.42Sell 1000 16.42Sell 66 16.42Sell 3158 16.42Sell 1475 16.42Sell 912 16.42Sell 229 16.42Sell 268 16.42Sell 3124 16.42Sell 2707 16.42Sell 2395 16.42Sell 737 16.43Sell 3011 16.43Sell 2835 16.43Sell 127 16.43Sell 640 16.43Sell 7 16.43Sell 303 16.43Sell 2779 16.43Sell 800 16.43Sell 1152 16.43Sell 122 16.43Sell 121 16.43Sell 121 16.43Sell 60 16.435Sell 121 16.44Sell 121 16.44Sell 121 16.44Sell 121 16.44Sell 121 16.44Sell 121 16.44Sell 122 16.44Sell 122 16.44Sell 121 16.44Sell 122 16.44Sell 122 16.44Sell 122 16.44Sell 75 16.44Sell 45 16.45Sell 123 16.45Sell 1219 16.45Sell 1220 16.45Sell 345 16.45Sell 345 16.46Sell 2070 16.46Sell 1725 16.47Sell 4830 16.47Sell 2415 16.47Sell 2415 16.47Sell 574 16.47Sell 461 16.47Sell 326 16.47Sell 39 16.47Sell 306 16.47Sell 2415 16.47Sell 345 16.48Sell 345 16.48Sell 1035 16.48Sell 1035 16.48Sell 690 16.48Sell 458 16.48Sell 1000 16.48Sell 690 16.49Sell 646 16.5Sell 44 16.5Sell 1035 16.5Sell 2000 16.5Sell 345 16.5Sell 444 16.5Sell 60 16.51Sell 1073 16.51 TOTAL BUYS: 398505 TOTAL SELLS:342747(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varyingProduct Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money paid/name,e.g. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price American, date received per unitoption etc. (Note 6) European etc. (Note 4) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 15-Nov-2007 Contact name Collins, Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR NotesThe Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/. Notes1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rules 8 and 38.5 and their Notes which can beviewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group